The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-29

running before the wind under resfed
foretrysail and forestry sail. The
yachts position Thursday o. was
Az 27I longitude so 6Sf. having trav.
eled 2l1 2 miles since the previous
noon. The weather on Friday aud
Saturday, the 18th aud 18th, began
with light breezes, and In the after.
noon there were gales, though mod
era Q compared with Thursdays big
blow. Saturday vas a red letter day,
four vessels being sighted. The frat
was a westward bound Inman liner,
which passed three miles to southwark
about Q am , add which answered the
Coronet's international code LDmber.
An hour later a ship with ali sail set
passed northWaTS. At III o'clock an
east bound Star steamer carrying the
Spanish flag came from the south. She
came alopgside, reducing her speed,
and quite a converfai ion was carried
on through the buIges penants and
code isg. At 3 pm. au eastern bound
steamer passed north, but too far dis
tant 10 speak. The days run, o. com
puted Friday noon, was l35 miles, and
the position was latitude 5l' So, longi-
tHde 30'. Saturday noon the
days run was 225.1 milps, and lhs po.
sition was latitude 430 ~, longitude
az So 10y. The theory that storms
swing around in a circle va, thorough
ly proved by ths Corone . experience
on the second Sunday, when che ran
through a revolving gale which was
nearly al terrific as that Of the 18th.
The wind Arst issued from the south
east at 3 am. aud blew a. the rate II
seventy miles an hour un'il 7, whenit
moderated. At 1880 hardly a breath
was stirring. Half an hour later there
was a light breeze from the north west,
and at Q O'Clock there came q hurri.
ane from that direction. TIE CROSS
sea created by lhe contrary winds buff
fsted the yacht like a mill race, aud
only the IN 1st skillful manipulation CT
the wheel prevented the huge waves
from landing on the deck and crush
ing it ia. She Carried only the fore
trysail and jib stiysail, reefed, and
made considerable progces through it
all. The position a. noon was latitude
45' and 2S and longitude $50,
A., 63N, and the distance
t'aversed 179 mile7. Monday, March
2lst, began with a propitious bretzs
from tue northeast, but it was as in.
constant az had been all winds hith-
erto during the trip. Soon after noon
it v.ered around, bringing a diurDal
gale FROM the northwest. As the yacht
had already been driven further eou,h
than the navigator intended, and as
beating to windward Yves impossible
ia such a strong wind and heavy sea,
10 was decided to keep her head up to
the wind and wait for mCrs favorable
breezes. The head wind continued
blowing necessarily until Wednesday
noon, when it gradually funded to
the north. Daring that As hours the
yacht was almost at a standstill, aver
aging under two knots. Early on
Monday afternoon a North German
Lloyd steamer, eastward bound,
passed southwark near enough to dis.
tinguish the yachts code flags. The
distance covered from Sunday aeon 10
Monday noon was S02 miles, to Tues
dY nocn 3SS miles, and TO Wednes.
day noon 208 miles. Her
position Monday noon was
latitude 46' IS, longitude 34' "a
30; Tuesday noon, latitude 46' 49,,
longitude yS' 40 AZ; Wednesday
noon, latitude AZ g., longitude $50 AZ
so. Late Thursday afternoon a good
sailing breeze arose from the south
west, continuing with more or less
regularity throughout Friday, Satur.
day and Sunday, aud gave an oppor-
tuniiy for rapid progress. During
that period the Coronet logged as high
as IA knots. At noon Thursday she
had sailed 2lS6 miles in 81 hours, aud
was in latitude ~ A and longitude
2Ss l2' @; Friday, 225 1 miles, latitude
49' AS, logitude 22' 32r; Saturday,
29l,5 miles, latitude 20' 81, longitude
loo g 15>. Mizenhead, on the south
west cosst of Ireland, was sighted at
1927 in the morning, and at 7:40
Fsstnst light. bore north west, nine
miles away. The yacht was then
bowliEg along upder all light calls
at the rate OF twelve knott an
hour. The weather was clear and
warm, snd the gradual untold.
ing OF the beautiful scsnery
along the Irish coast presented a piul-
ure which was much admired by
those on board. At 1857 Galleyhead
was abeam, ard then the Cork pilot
boat Oolumbine hove in 8 gh'. At
l0:0S, when the yacht was abreast Of
Sevenhesds, Pilot Robert Welsh came
on board with news that the Coronet
WAS frat to arrive. Along the coast
and into the hsrbor scores of vessels
Of all sorts were passed. ALI dipped
their ensishs to the winner, aud the
crews cheered. At 1880 the OorOnet'e
anchor was dropped off the Cork
Yacht Club house. The Csronet peo-
pie believe that the DIuntless will be
tweuty.four t. thirty hours later in ar
Capt. Anderson says the
weather was the worst he ever expe-
rienced in all hiS ia Atlantic pas-
sages.
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